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The Purpose of Classroom Literacy Assessment
Task: Valencia’s (1997) discourse about, The Changes in Reading Assessment, states that: “Significant changes are being made in the way reading

and writing are assessed. Tests given to large numbers of students, even state and national reading measures, are moving away from the exclusive

use of multiple-choice items to items that require students to actively construct and examine the meaning of reading selections. Classroom

assessment procedures, those used by classroom teachers on an ongoing basis, are also changing. Less emphasis is being placed on formal test

measures, and more emphasis is being placed on teacher observations, samples of student instructional products, and student self-evaluation.

Meaningful collections of such observations, work samples, and reflections are assembled into portfolios, which document student achievement and

progress in literacy.” (P. 1).http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/evalit.htm *

TASK

With reference to the relevant readings you have done, and your professional experience, in one paragraph, explain in two sentences what is

summative assessment, then explain how summative assessment is done in your classroom. In another paragraph, explain why you agree or disagree

with Valencia’s statement. (Validate your work with relevant literature)

1. I am now in $HOME/sales/east directory. I want to have my login shell display me today’s date whenever I login every time by telnet.
For this, what steps I have to do? (1/2)
A. $ vi .profile
Type one line : echo “Today’s date is `date`”
$ chmod +x .profile
$ . .profile

B. $ cd ../..
$ vi .profile
Type one line : echo “Today’s date is `date`”
$ export .profile
$ .profile

C. $ cd $HOME
$ vi .profile
Type one line : echo “Today’s date is `date`”
$ . .profile

D. $ vi ~/.profile
Type one line : echo “Today’s date is “date”
$ . .profile
Ans:

2A. Why I am getting this error when I assign like this ? (1/2)
$ FIRST-NAME=smith
ksh: FIRST-NAME=smith: not found.
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2B. Under ksh or bash shell environments, what is the problem here ? (1/2)
$ export PATH=/usr/bin /usr/local/bin /usr/ucb/bin
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3. Executing cp temp/temp1 temp1.txt it will result in… (1/2)

A. Error since the same filename is used
B. Error since an extension is used for the second temp1
C. It will move the contents of temp1 from directory temp to temp1 of current directory and when finished it will erase the contents of temp1 of temp directory
D. It will copy temp1 from directory temp to temp1.txt of current directory

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4. What kind of files will be matched by the following when you list by ls command: (3)
For Ex :
$ ls [a-z][0-9]
Ans : This matches any file with 2 characters, first being a lower case letter and the second being a number from 0 to 9

A. ls [0-9][a-z][0-9][A-Z] — Note : there are no spaces anywhere.

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B. ls [A-Z0-9_][A-Za-z_0-9] — Note : there are no spaces anywhere.

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C. ls [0-9]Z[0-9]

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5. What is the command to list files in a directory: (2)

A. Having only three alphabets:

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B. Starting with a digit and ending with a digit

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6. There are many C programs in my directory which have an extension of .c (ex : first.c, second.c etc).
How can I concatenate all C files into one file called “myC_files (1)

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7. How do you sort first 15 lines in a file called ‘datafile” ? (1) (You need to use a pipe)
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8. How do you add a line to the end of an existing file “myfile” with date stamp. (1)
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You are chief of the Middle City Police Department. Your city has seen a surge in violent crime in a popular downtown tourist area. Having learned of

the value of “broken windows” policing, you have ordered the officers patrolling the area to be on the lookout for low-level offenses in hopes that

cleaning up the streets will send a message that serious crime won’t be tolerated. Two weeks later, you begin to hear complaints from some residents

that patrol officers are harassing them. They argue that officers target even the most minor infractions, making it very unpleasant for people who

frequent the area. Now the mayor is pressuring you to adopt a different strategy. You are aware of broken windows success stories in surrounding cities,

and you are also aware of the research on its effectiveness, but you are increasingly being called upon to defend your actions. Prepare a written

response that addresses the following:

Should minor offenses be prioritized over more serious crimes? What are the possible drawbacks of the broken windows approach? What points would you

raise to defend broken windows policing? If you opt to abandon the broken windows strategy, what other approach might you take to make policing in your

city more effective? What ethical dilemmas, if any, do these other approaches pose?

 

Your response should be thorough and well written on 1 – 3 double-spaced pages. APA format.

 

 

What are the sources of competitive advantage for IKEA in the international market?

1. Environment scan [PEST analysis about the general environment to illustrate opportunities and threats]

2. Resource and competences analysis of IKEA

• Tangible and intangible resources of IKEA
• Unique resources and core competences of IKEA
• Dynamic Capabilities of IKEA to cope with the dynamic international environment
• How the strategic capabilities help the focal firm to gain competitive advantages

3. Value Chain analysis

• Identify what resource and competences IKEA is having in each activities
• Diagnose in which activities IKEA is making or losing value
• Form a strategy to deal with the resource gap

4. Porter’s generic strategy

• Identify which strategy IKEA is currently adopting
• Analysis the factors which enable IKEA to implement the selected strategy

Weight
Introduction, conclusion and referencing 15%
Environment scan 10%
Resource and competences analysis of IKEA 30%
Value Chain analysis 25%
Porter’s generic strategy 20%

ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION
M12BSS (Global Markets and Entry Strategies) has an individual report and a group presentation.

COURSEWORK 1 – INDVIDUAL REPORT

You will have to submit an individual report of your analysis on the case study – IKEA (the case study can be found on CUonline).

Using the case study and other materials available on the web, please provide answer for the following question:

What are the sources of competitive advantage for IKEA in the international market?

NOTE:
• The word limit is 3,500 words (Max)
• All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see below) will be given a mark of zero. Please

note that a non-submission is not the same as a failed submission; a failed submission counts as an attempt whereas an absent mark does not

necessarily allow you to resit the coursework.
• Short deferrals (extensions) of up to three calendar weeks can only be given for genuine “force majeure” and medical reasons, not for

bad planning of your time. Please note that theft, loss, or failure to keep a back-up file, are not valid reasons. The short deferral must be

applied for on or before the submission date. You can apply for a short deferral by submitting an Examination/ Coursework Deferral Application

Form. Application Forms along with the supporting evidence should go to the relevant Student Support Office (WMG03). For a longer delay in

submission a student may apply for a long deferral.
• Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin. Should you submit work on time but fail the

assignment, you will be offered a resit opportunity but the resit mark will be capped at 40%.
• Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism checking websites.
• Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
This assessment will assess the module learning outcomes 1and 2 and makes up 50% of the overall module mark.

Word Count Limit
Your word count excludes in text citations but not the final references or appendices. If you are more than 10% over or under the word count

limit you may lose marks as a 10% penalty applies.

The contents of your References and Appendices are not normally given a specific mark (though they may contribute to your overall mark, as

detailed in the assessment criteria). We therefore recommend that you only use Appendices for supporting material and not for the substantive

part of your work.

Plagiarism
As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up your coursework. It is important that you

correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing or thoughts and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as

plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes

using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic

Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw.

Turnitin includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another

student’s work, using previous work of your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry

serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of

plagiarism or cheating being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing or a member of the course team.

Return of Marked Work
You can expect to have marked work returned to you 2 weeks after the submission date. Marks and feedback will be provided online. As always,

marks will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be formally agreed later in the year once the

external examiner has completed his / her review.

Assessment Criteria

CW1: IndividualAssignment (50%)

85 – 100% In order to secure a mark in this range, a candidate must submit an outstanding answer with original thinking. Apart from

showing an excellent level of understanding of the topic, the work must demonstrate critical/analytic skills and originality. For example, such

an answer would include new and valuable insights into international business field which are from the student’s own critical thinking

andcontributes to the existing literature.

70-85% An essay in this range will demonstrate a excellent understanding of theories, concepts and issues relating to international business.

There will be evidence of wide-rangingreading from a variety of valid sources (as described and presented in the marking criteria for 60-69%).

The assignment must be written in a clear, well-structured way with a coherent and seamless flow and show evidence of independent, critical

thought. It must show extensive relevant reading on the subject and intelligent use of the material to present a well-balanced and well-argued

assignment. For example, the student will have considered a range of relevant issues and be able to assess the strength and weaknesses of

various approaches/arguments and put forward a confident and articulate view of their own.
60-69% An essay in this mark range will demonstrate a strong understanding of the requirements of the assignment and of theories, concepts and

issues relating to the module. Anassignment in this percentage range will include a balanced discussion of issues central to the question, how

these are addressed by different authors or sources and some critical thinking into their relative merits or shortcomings.

The answer will be contain few errors and little, if any, irrelevant material. It will show evidence of reading from a variety of sources (i.e.

more than 3 or 4) but not so many sources that the discussion loses focus and becomes unclear or irrelevant. All sources should be of some

academic merit (e.g. books, journals, reports, media publications). Unreferenced material from non-credible internet sources MUST be avoided.

All sources must be included and properly referenced in the references. The assignment will be well-organised and clearly written/presented

overall.

50-59% The answer will demonstrate some reasonable understanding of relevant theories, concepts and issues relating to the module but also some

minor errors of fact or understanding.

The assignment will not be based on an extensive range of sources (for example few references are included), or much evidence that they have

been read closely or well-understood. For example, the assignment will retell sources rather than analyse them.

The assignment may be quite general in part. Some errors may be present and some irrelevant material may be included.

The essay may not be particularly well-structured, and/or clearly presented and contain some spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. A few

sentences may be unclear.

40-49% A mark within this percentage range will be given to an essay which:

• shows some limited basic understanding of the subject but is incomplete. For example, if it answers one part of a question but not the

rest.
• makes only very general statements
• includes some factual errors or misunderstandings e.g. confusion between different companies or misuse of certain key terms.
• shows limited use of material with limited reading/research on the topic and includes only a very small number of references, not all of

which are included mistakes and an incomplete reference list.
• has a poor structure and does not flow e.g. if there is noconclusion or new facts are introduced in the conclusion rather than

introduction or main discussion.
• contains some fundamental errors.

35-40% A fail on this assignment means the assignment submitted:

• is poor and suggests that the student has spent very little time on it e.g. if the answer is considerably under the word requirement

and/or presented in note form rather than as a fully written up essay.
• bears little relation to the assignment topic.

• shows a poor understanding of theories, concepts and issues relating to the module and to the learning outcomes detailed in this

document.

• contains some or many fundamental errors and misunderstandings of the academic or other material used. For example many of the facts

cited are incorrect.

• uses literature or other material which is largely irrelevant or has no academic value

• is poorly structured and poorly presented. For example, sentences may be hard to understand and contain many spelling or grammatical

mistakes.

• contains no or few references.

0-35% Work within this mark range shows a complete failure to 0 – 19% meet the requirements of the assignment. A mark in this range will be

given for an essay which:
• is below 500 words in length.
• bears no link to the question chosen and shows very little or no knowledge or understanding of any of the theories, concepts and issues

relating to the learning outcomes. The answer may be fundamentally wrong or trivial.
• the examiners do not feel could be described as a serious attempt by any reasonable standards.

Midterm Exam Prompts

Instructions: For this exam, you need to complete both of the two longer essay questions below.
Your response to each should be at least 750 words for a total of about 1500. You can format them
(font, size, margins, etc.) however you wish, as long as you meet the word count on each.How you
structure your answers is up to you, but in general avoid fluff (e.g. long-winded introductions which
don’t have much argumentative or interpretive substance, etc.). The deadline is 8AM on Sunday,
May 7th. If you have problems meeting that deadline, get in touch with me and we will figure it out. I
realize this is a fair bit of writing, but please remember this is a 200-level course.
A good way to think about how to write for a philosophy course is to imagine you are explaining an
idea to a smart 6th grader who doesn’t know anything about the subject—breaking down obscure or
technical vocabulary into more easily-intelligible language, and trying your best to imagine how to
make it understandable and less foreign for a layperson. In other words, think less about reporting
information to a specialist or teacher, and more about how you would teach these ideas yourself to, say,
your grandfather or one of your friends. Imagine why something might seem implausible or
confusing and aggressively move to make it intelligible or, as much as you can, reasonable. Your
answers should be grounded in the text but at the same time do not overuse quotes (and when you do,
always explain them in your own words, not just dropping them in).
Confucianism: Humanity, Power, and Politics
1. How do our readings from Mencius and Confucius (Mengzi and Kongzi) confound our
common concepts of humanity and power? In your answer, you should discuss (concisely but
clearly) our prevailing, common sense notions of both terms, and then lay out how these
early Chinese figures depart from them, or exceed them. (Things immediately to think about:
how does Mencius’ approach to talking about what humans are differ from the way a social
scientist would likely approach the matter? What is a greater human versus a petty one, why
do we use those terms, and how does that relate to the issue of power?) Make your best
effort to construct an essay which connects these two issues instead of just talking about
‘humanity’ and then ‘power’, and furthermore discuss how and why it is difficult to separate
ethical considerations from political ones in these particular ‘Confucian’ thinkers. Do your best
along the way to discuss not only what they believe but explain also why it might be a
plausible thing to think.
Buddhism: No-Self, Suffering, and Mindfulness
2. What are death and suffering according to the Buddhist doctrine we have studied and
discussed in our course, and how do these terms relate to the concept of anatta, or no-self?
You should discuss the term dukkha in the full range of its senses, to explain how a statement
like ‘life is suffering’ takes on a unique meaning within the Buddhist framework, connecting
it as best you can to the statement in The Fire Sermon that everything is burning (what does
this statement mean?). Next, what is the significance or effect of ‘seeing in wisdom’ (as in Dh.
277-9) that all things are dukkha, what relation does this have to mindfulness? Is mindfulness
becoming free or becoming restrained (consider and discuss the apparent contradiction between
Dhammapada 348 and 361)? Lastly, make sure your answer addresses the issue of
‘reincarnation’ and how the no-self concept complicates a picture in which nibbana would be
like ‘going to Heaven’.

reflective journal- how has this class challenged stereotypes you have/had, any realizations, insights, or especially strong lessons learned or half-glimpsed?

 

Inventory Accounting Program

Create pseudocode for the decision and create flow chart representations of the decision structures for a inventory accounting program.

 

The paper on the diagnosis of Adolph Hitler should be broken into the following sections:
Introduction: this section should cover the individual’s life history and should include some evidence of the diagnosis that you are

rendering.
Primary Diagnosis: what are the major diagnoses the individual presents with, and why are you rendering this particular diagnosis? (e.g.,

what diagnostic criteria are met?)
Differential Diagnosis: for each diagnosis you render in the primary diagnosis section, please provide 1-2 other diagnoses that it could

have been and indicate why you did not choose these diagnoses.
Treatment plan: for each primary diagnosis that you provide, how do you intend to treat it?
Your paper should be written in APA style with the proper citations, double-spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font.

Perform an in-depth analysis of the internal operations of John Deere. (2 sources please)

 

Assignment Details
Assignment Description
Reminder: Initial Discussion Board posts due by Friday, responses due by Tuesday
Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Friday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a
late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Tuesday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.
Summative Discussion Board
Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 3 paragraphs on the following:
What were the most compelling topics learned in this course?
How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified?
What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found
to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:
What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Reading Assignment
Editorial Board Chapters: Review 2 and 5
Click on the following link and access the tab title that aligns to the unit title:
http://careered.libguides.com/ctu/MGM355
Assignment Objectives
Use effective communication techniques.
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